An issue has been resolved that could cause the SecureSocket to deadlock in a multi-CPU environment under heavy load.

The new Mentalis.org Security Tools library has been added. This library helps developers perform some common cryptographic tasks. The library can be used to generate X509Certificates, read Private Key (PVK) files, read and write Strong Name (SNK) files, and generate exponent-of-one RSA keys.

The Security Services for .NET 2.0 project has been updated to version 0.0.2 (beta). The library API has been cleaned up a bit (with the help of FxCop), we've added support for binary credentials in the Authentication namespace, and the library can now be called from Partially Trusted Code. The access to smartcards from partially trusted code can be restricted with the new SmartcardPermission.

The Mentalis.org Security Services library is an add-on for the .NET framework. Its goal is to provide a framework for the missing security-related parts in the .NET 2.0 framework. The library currently offers support in the areas of authentication, cryptography and smart cards.